A student of Nelson College, Leggat played cricket and rugby for them. But the former took precedence as his all-round skills were utilised by Central Districts for 11 seasons. During the 19...Full profile

A student of Nelson College, Leggat played cricket and rugby for them. But the former took precedence as his all-round skills were utilised by Central Districts for 11 seasons. During the 1952-53 season, Leggat along with Harry Cave added 239 runs against Otago for the 9th wicket - a record at that time, Leggat scored an unbeaten 142 batting at No. 10. That remained his only fifty plus score until 1958-59.

In the same season, he aggregated 213 runs at 53 and also picked 7 wickets for 40.14. His selection for the tour of South Africa in 1954-55 came as a surprise. In the whole tour that included the first class games as well, Leggat managed only 138 runs at 12.54 and 5 wickets at 33.60. He made his debut in the third Test and failed to get off the mark. It was the last time he played for New Zealand.

Leggat continued playing for Central Districts, he also scored his second ton for them while playing Canterbury and recorded his best bowling figures (5 for 60) also against the same opposition in 1961-62. He was selected to play the trial match before the 1958 tour of England, but failed to make the final cut.

Leggat was a legend in the Hawke Cup where he played for Nelson from 1947 to 1969. He amassed 2336 runs and picked 166 wickets. When the \"team of the century\" for Hawke Cup was announced in 2011 for the centenary celebration, Leggat was one among the 11 players.

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